Holden Wiggins
Mrs. Lanham
English 101
23 Oct. 2015
The Text Message That Could Ruin Your Life
The majority of teenagers love their cell phones right? With the way technology is rapidly changing in today's society cell phones are becoming bigger than themselves. Phones have become increasingly advanced which allows a teenager to do most anything with just one click. This got me thinking about how powerful technology can be when paired with teens. Being a teen I know we are very comfortable interacting with each other over cellular devices. An activity called sexting has become a very popular way for teenagers to interact over the phone. Sexting is when a teen engages in sending nude or sexual photos and/or videos of themselves or other teens …show more content…
A blogger on Dr. Roher’s Blog- All Things Physiological who wrote “Sexting; What Are the Root Causes?” states that for most people “sexting is within reach”. The author also claims that sexting is easily available when paired with today’s modern casual approach on sex has built an enormous “market for sexting”. Most sexting situations start out with something this is very innocent and simple, curiosity. As adolescents mature from children to teenagers they start to become more curious. In the article “Why Might a Teen Engage in Sexting?’, Raychelle Lohmann claims that this behavior is not new and it’s totally natural. They may want to know what others look like naked or what they themselves look like and how others will react to it. Teens may be curious as to what it would be like to see and experience these things. This behavior leads to the exploration of their curiosity and sexual desires. Lohmann also …show more content…
Those outside sources I referred to at the beginning are the main source of the problem that is teenage sexting. Teenagers just like anyone else who want to have a great image. They seek attention and recognition from others around them in order to feel positively about themselves. According to Dr. Erik Fisher in “Why Might a Teen Engage in Sexting”:
“…it sends the idea that doing the extreme can get me attention, and where there is attention, there may be acceptance and possibly love and belongingness, at any cost. And when I want to fit in and/ or stand out in the crowd, taking a dare or doing the extreme will help me achieve that end. Sexting is a way to feel powerful, and in some ways I think it can be viewed as personal P.R. in a competitive market for attention and even potential fame” (Share
Mrs. Lanham
English 101
23 Oct. 2015
The Text Message That Could Ruin Your Life
The majority of teenagers love their cell phones right? With the way technology is rapidly changing in today's society cell phones are becoming bigger than themselves. Phones have become increasingly advanced which allows a teenager to do most anything with just one click. This got me thinking about how powerful technology can be when paired with teens. Being a teen I know we are very comfortable interacting with each other over cellular devices. An activity called sexting has become a very popular way for teenagers to interact over the phone. Sexting is when a teen engages in sending nude or sexual photos and/or videos of themselves or other teens …show more content…
A blogger on Dr. Roher’s Blog- All Things Physiological who wrote “Sexting; What Are the Root Causes?” states that for most people “sexting is within reach”. The author also claims that sexting is easily available when paired with today’s modern casual approach on sex has built an enormous “market for sexting”. Most sexting situations start out with something this is very innocent and simple, curiosity. As adolescents mature from children to teenagers they start to become more curious. In the article “Why Might a Teen Engage in Sexting?’, Raychelle Lohmann claims that this behavior is not new and it’s totally natural. They may want to know what others look like naked or what they themselves look like and how others will react to it. Teens may be curious as to what it would be like to see and experience these things. This behavior leads to the exploration of their curiosity and sexual desires. Lohmann also …show more content…
Those outside sources I referred to at the beginning are the main source of the problem that is teenage sexting. Teenagers just like anyone else who want to have a great image. They seek attention and recognition from others around them in order to feel positively about themselves. According to Dr. Erik Fisher in “Why Might a Teen Engage in Sexting”:
“…it sends the idea that doing the extreme can get me attention, and where there is attention, there may be acceptance and possibly love and belongingness, at any cost. And when I want to fit in and/ or stand out in the crowd, taking a dare or doing the extreme will help me achieve that end. Sexting is a way to feel powerful, and in some ways I think it can be viewed as personal P.R. in a competitive market for attention and even potential fame” (Share